SoHo Karen Miya Ponsetto Charged With Felonies for Cell Phone Attack SoHo Karen Arrested Over Cell Phone Attack . Charged With 4 Felonies Play video content ponsetto appears via zoom TMZ.com
3:01 PM PT Prosecutors in New York are charging Miya with 4 felonies . attempted robbery, endangering the welfare of a child, attempted grand larceny and attempted assault.
2:11 PM PT Miya has just made her first appearance in Ventura County court before a judge, via Zoom.
6:36 AM PT
1/8 Miya denied racially profiling Keyon Jr. in an interview with
Gayle King hours before her arrest. The interview was so tense that at one point Miya essentially told Gayle to shut it.
SoHo Karen Arrested After Gayle King Interview, Falsely Accused Black Teen
Jan 08, 2021 1:55 PM
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The 22-year-old woman caught on camera allegedly physically attacking a 14-year-old Black teen and falsely accusing him of stealing her phone was arrested in California.
In an exclusive interview, Miya Ponsetto and her lawyer spoke with @GayleKing hours before she was arrested. pic.twitter.com/ezaGkcWZ8j CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) January 8, 2021
Miya Ponsetto was arrested Thursday evening after an interview with Gayle King, where she attempted to defend herself for falsely accusing a 14-year-old Black boy of stealing her phone before assaulting him.
NYC police ask for help locating woman who tackled a Black teen after accusing him of stealing her phone Jordan Culver, USA TODAY
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Police in New York City on Wednesday released surveillance video showing a woman tackling a Black teen she accused of stealing her phone in a viral incident that has prompted calls for the woman’s arrest.
The video, posted Wednesday by NYPD Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison, shows a woman tackling a person, identified as Keyon Harrold Jr. The young man – the 14-year-old son of jazz musician Keyon Harrold – tries to get away from the woman before they both fall to the ground.